Legislation Details

File #: 26-1596    Version: 1
Type: Mayor's Request Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 10/30/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/12/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Requesting approval to accept and expend a $500,000 grant with no new match required, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Strategy and Development Mobility Division for the Union Square Plaza Phase 1 Project.
Code sections: Grant/Gift -
Attachments: 1. FY26 CPD EDI-CPF Letter - B-26-CP-MA-0981, 2. Somerville_EDI-CPF USQ Plaza
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Requesting approval to accept and expend a $500,000 grant with no new match required, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Strategy and Development Mobility Division for the Union Square Plaza Phase 1 Project.

 

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To the Honorable City Council:

 

The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council accept and approve expending a grant of $500,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Strategy and Development Mobility Division, under the provisions of MGL Chapter 44, Section 53A. This grant does not require the commitment of new matching funds.

 

The purpose of this grant is to pay for costs related to the Union Square Plaza Phase 1 project.

 

Appropriate staff will be available to answer any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Jake Wilson, Mayor